Photo of collection object Reclining Dog — Reclining Dog, ca. 1938-1700 B.C.E.. Faience, 13/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 1/2 in. (2 x 4.9 x 3.8 cm). Museum Collection Fund, 14.659. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Reclining Dog

ca. 1938-1700 B.C.E.

Maker Unknown

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Buried in a tomb, this charming figure of a dog served as the deceased’s beloved companion and guardian in the afterlife. Relief inscriptions relate that dogs were sometimes given names reflecting special skills (“Good Watcher”), appearance (“Ebony”), or personality traits (“Trusty,” “Useless”).

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Sculpture
Formatted Medium: Faience
Medium: faience
Locations: Place excavated: Harageh, Egypt
Dynasty: Dynasty 12 to early 13 Dynasty
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dimensions: 13/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 1/2 in. (2 x 4.9 x 3.8 cm)
Departments: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Accession Number: 14.659
Credit Line: Museum Collection Fund
Exhibitions: Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
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